The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-15
THE NEW JERSEY SENATORSHIP.
General Impression that Neither Sewell Nor
Albeit Has the Slightest Chance of Success

special to the Indiana oolis Journal.
TRENTON, N. j., Feb A-To-morrow each
House of the Legislature will ballot for United
States Senator to succeed General Sewell.
The Democratic rump joint assembly, which
born three weeks ago, will then
pass into state of innocuous desuetude.
The outlook is that no election will take place
within two weeks Notwithstanding the fact
that State Secretary Kelsey's official list gives
the Democrats Ave majority on joint ballot,
tonight, at their joint caucus they lacked,
rumor says Senators Chase and Chattle
and Assemblymen Kinney, Throckmorton
and Baird. The exciting feature Of the caucus
was the absence of Kinney. He is tho man
who bolted the Democrats at the organization
of the House, but was brought back into the
Democratic fold in few dayA 1t is on every
tongue tonight that ne is in Philadelphia at
the instance of the Republicans. 1t has pro-
duced the biggest kind of explosion in the
Democratic camp. OF course, Albeit was the
nominee Of the party caucus. Speaker Baird
continues to bolt. Tonight he outlined. with
out hesitation. his course as follows: ~ will
never vote for Albeit for Senator. My position
is, any man but Albeit will not attend any
Democratic caucus
The Republicans held their join. caucus tonight
and were surprised by Assemblymen Corb;n of
Union, Young, of Camden, and Hawkins, of
Cumberland, refusing to consider General Sew
ell as their candidate for Senator. Corbin says
he has no personal feelings against Sewell, but
that the Republican party should have new
leader. Young was elected on an nti.Sewell
ticket in Sewells home. and Hawkins was
elected in a similar way. They did not 60 out of
the caucus, but made it plain in their remarks
that Sewel will not get their votes. By viva
voce vote the caucus declared Sewell its candi-
| date.
The feeling tonight is that neither Sewell
| nor Albeit have q ghost of chance for cleo
| ton.
At the meeting of the House tonight no
quorum was present, the Democratic members
having absented themselves aud an adjournment
was Immediately taken The Democrats failed
to attend because of Kinney's absence, and the
! unavoidable absence of another Democrat, made
them q minority, thus giving the Rerub-
licans all things in their favor for
adopting the Republican report Of
| the contested elections committee seating
Jones, of Mercer. and Haines. of Camden. With
these men seated, it would be very probable tha,
q Republican United States Senator would be
| elected in few days The Labor men, Carroll
and Donohue, still keep silent as to their course
tomorrow, but will probably vote for Erastus
Potter, of Essex county, prominent Greenback
and Labor advocate. On the following ballot tine
Democrats claim Carroll and the Republicans
claim Donohue if Sewell withdraws. 1t is the
claim of the Republicans that both men will
vote for Congressman William Walter Phelps ir
the event of Sewelrs withdrawal
The excitement attending the caucusses to
night was unprecedented. All kinds of rumors
as to deals were ahoat, but the situation is al
near as possible as outlined above The corri
dors of the Capitol swarmed with immense
crowds until midnight. Every botel and board
ing-house is filed to overhowing. Sen
ator Sewell and Ex-Governor Albeit are
personally directing the battle, and they art
surrounded with politicians big and little. Sen
ator Mcpherson. Congressman William Walter
Phelps Hitchcock and Buchanan. Clerk in Chan
Gerry Allan McDermitt. Secretary of State Kel
sey, Supreme Court Clerk Lee, George A. Hal
sey, ex- Senator John P. Stockton. and host O
other prominent Jerseymen, are active in thu
front of tho battle.